Laurinburg officials say the $23 trash collection rate is a real value. The issue arose after East Laurinburg officials used Laurinburg's rate to show that East Laurinburg's new $15 rate was low by comparison.
An East Laurinburg commissioner and his son were charged with communicating threats and trespassing after a constituent said they men got into dispute with her and her husband.
From left, Public Defender Ayo Metiko, District Court Judge Regina Joe and Assistant District Attorney Allan Adams talk with students at East Laurinburg Alternative Learning Academy.
Leery lenders have put the Wagram Primary School expansion on hold despite Scotland County Schools getting the green light from the state, Superintendent Rick Stout told school board members on Monday.